Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist who worked in the classical music tradition during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Born in Bergen on June 15, 1843, Grieg attended Tanks Upper Secondary School before going on to study at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. He used the Norwegian language in his work and held Norwegian citizenship throughout his life.
Among the works associated with his name are the Piano Concerto, the music for Peer Gynt, the Peer Gynt Suites, "In the Hall of the Mountain King," and the Holberg Suite. These compositions represent the range of his output as a classical composer and pianist, and they appear consistently among the works tied to his name. Grieg died in Bergen on September 4, 1907, having composed across a variety of forms within the classical tradition.
In recognition of his work, Grieg received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav. His catalog, which includes orchestral, suite, and concerto forms, reflects a sustained engagement with classical music as his primary genre.
Quotes by Edvard Grieg
Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wanted... to build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home.
Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wantedto build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home.
A landscape, torn by mists and clouds, in which I can see ruins of old churches, as well as of Greek temples – that is Brahms.
To have the ability to withdraw into oneself and forget everything around one when one is creating – What, I think is the only requirement for being able to bring forth something beautiful. The whole thing is – a mystery.
To have the ability to withdraw into oneself and forget everything around one when one is creating - What, I think is the only requirement for being able to bring forth something beautiful. The whole thing is - a mystery.
I have not the least doubt that school developed in me nothing but what was evil and left the good untouched.
When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the old days we know what it means to have them.
In Bach, Beethoven and Wagner we admire principally the depth and energy of the human mind; in Mozart, the divine instinct.
A landscape, torn by mists and clouds, in which I can see ruins of old churches, as well as of Greek temples - that is Brahms.